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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Section 3-413 as follows:
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| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
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| 7 | Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates, registration | ||||||
| 8 | stickers,
and drive-away permits; registration plate covers. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) Registration plates issued for a
motor vehicle other | ||||||
| 10 | than a motorcycle, autocycle, trailer, semitrailer,
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| 11 | truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be | ||||||
| 12 | attached
thereto, one in the front and one in the
rear. The | ||||||
| 13 | registration plate issued for a motorcycle, autocycle, trailer | ||||||
| 14 | or
semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and any | ||||||
| 15 | apportionment
plate issued to a bus under the provisions of | ||||||
| 16 | this Code shall be attached
to the rear thereof. The | ||||||
| 17 | registration plate issued for a truck-tractor or
an apportioned | ||||||
| 18 | truck required to be registered hereunder shall be
attached to | ||||||
| 19 | the front thereof.
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| 20 | (b) Every registration plate shall at all times be securely | ||||||
| 21 | fastened
in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it | ||||||
| 22 | is issued so as to
prevent the plate from swinging and at a | ||||||
| 23 | height of not less than 5
inches from the ground, measuring | ||||||
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| 1 | from the bottom of such plate, in a
place and position to be | ||||||
| 2 | clearly visible at all times and shall be maintained in a
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| 3 | condition to be clearly legible, free
from any materials or | ||||||
| 4 | other objects that would obstruct the visibility of the plate. | ||||||
| 5 | A registration plate on a motorcycle may be mounted vertically | ||||||
| 6 | as long as it is otherwise clearly visible. Registration | ||||||
| 7 | stickers issued as
evidence of renewed annual registration | ||||||
| 8 | shall be attached to registration
plates as required by the | ||||||
| 9 | Secretary of State, and be clearly visible at
all times.
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| 10 | (c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this
Code | ||||||
| 11 | shall
be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner | ||||||
| 12 | prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit is | ||||||
| 13 | affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the
permit shall | ||||||
| 14 | be void and of no effect.
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| 15 | (d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign | ||||||
| 16 | registered
vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois, shall be
displayed on a registration plate and | ||||||
| 18 | displayed on the front of such
vehicle in the same manner as an | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois registration plate.
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| 20 | (e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted | ||||||
| 21 | on a
truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to | ||||||
| 22 | the rear of
the camper body.
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| 23 | (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the | ||||||
| 24 | operation of a
vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois | ||||||
| 25 | registration plate, plates
or registration stickers, except as | ||||||
| 26 | provided for in subsection (b) of Section 3-701 of this Code, | ||||||
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| 1 | after the termination of the registration
period for which | ||||||
| 2 | issued or after the expiration date set pursuant to
Sections | ||||||
| 3 | 3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
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| 4 | (g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is | ||||||
| 5 | equipped with registration plate covers. A violation of this | ||||||
| 6 | subsection (g) or a similar provision of a local ordinance is | ||||||
| 7 | an offense against laws and ordinances regulating the movement | ||||||
| 8 | of traffic. | ||||||
| 9 | (h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration | ||||||
| 10 | plate cover. A violation of this subsection (h) is a business | ||||||
| 11 | offense. | ||||||
| 12 | (i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of promoting | ||||||
| 13 | the sale of registration plate covers. A violation of this | ||||||
| 14 | subsection (i) is a business offense. | ||||||
| 15 | (j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's | ||||||
| 16 | mounting location of the rear registration plate on any vehicle | ||||||
| 17 | so as to conceal the registration or to knowingly cause it to | ||||||
| 18 | be obstructed in an effort to hinder a peace officer from | ||||||
| 19 | obtaining the registration for the enforcement of a violation | ||||||
| 20 | of this Code, Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning | ||||||
| 21 | toll evasion, or any municipal ordinance. Modifications | ||||||
| 22 | prohibited by this subsection (j) include but are not limited | ||||||
| 23 | to the use of an electronic device. A violation of this | ||||||
| 24 | subsection (j) is a Class A misdemeanor. | ||||||
| 25 | (Source: P.A. 97-743, eff. 1-1-13; 98-777, eff. 1-1-15; | ||||||
| 26 | 98-1103, eff. 1-1-15; revised 10-1-14.)
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